School bans mirrors from toilets after students spend too long staring at themselves
Students that require mirrors for “medical purposes” must request one from reception. A Lincolnshire school has banned mirrors from its bathrooms after students took too long while looking at themselves. According to the school’s headmaster, the whole ordeal was making students late for class and made others feel uncomfortable. Grant Edgar, headmaster at William Farr […]
1 year ago
Child Benefit scheme will extend to 60,000 more children from May
It is in response to the significant number of 18-year-olds still in secondary schools across Ireland. The Child Benefit scheme will be extended to 18-year-olds and brought forward ahead of schedule, it has been revealed. Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphries will ask the Cabinet to approve the extension of child benefit to 18-year-olds from […]
2 years ago
Teachers’ Union seek additional ‘Dublin Allowance’ in new pay talks
Fresh talks on a new public sector pay deal are set to begin before the summer break. The Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO), the country’s biggest teaching union, has supported calls for an additional payment to compensate members for the higher cost of living in urban areas. Similar calls have been rejected by trade unions […]
3 years ago
Curriculum revamp as new-look sexual education syllabus introduced
A government review found that the SPHE curriculum was 20 years out of date. From September, Irish secondary school students in junior cycle will learn about consent, gender identity and online pornography, in a revamp of the SPHE curriculum. Although the full report has not yet been published, details have emerged as to the potential […]
3 years ago
Child genius joins Mensa aged three after teaching himself to read and count in seven languages
He has a higher IQ than most adults. A toddler has become Britain’s youngest Mensa member aged just three – reading fluently and counting in seven languages. Teddy Hobbs managed to gain entry to the exclusive organisation for the intellectual ‘elite’ aged just three years and nine months. The child prodigy from Portishead, Somerset, can […]
3 years ago
“Historic” new agreement for pay increases for early learning and childcare workers gets green light
New minimum hourly rates of pay are imminent. The Government is set to introduce what officials have described as a “historic” new employment agreement that will usher in pay increases and wage structure for the early learning and childcare sector. On Wednesday (7 September), Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail formally accepted proposals […]
3 years ago